MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|